How to Track Animal Droppings

Identifying Your Target Animal

• 1

  Research the type of animals that live in your area to narrow your tracking to particular kinds of droppings.

• 2

  Estimate the size of the animal droppings for both length and width.

• 3

  Identify the form of the animal droppings. Determine if the droppings are tubular, round, flattened on the ends, pellet shaped or if they resemble a rope.

• 4

  Note the time of day the animal droppings were located and whether the droppings were found only once or on multiple occasions.

• 5

  Refer to the first website listed in the resources section below for images that can help you determine the animal that most likely left the animal droppings you have tracked.

• 6

  If the animal droppings are white, refer to the second website listed in the resources section below. These droppings were most likely left by a bird, a reptile or an amphibian.